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My husband and I are looking into a possible trip to Costa Rica in April. We would have only four or five nights though and are wondering if this is long enough? We would want to stay in Manual Antonio and I've heard it's quite a drive from the airport to there. Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks!

If just going to MA that would be a good little trip. I have been there twice, once for 10 days the second for 5. I think that unless you have multiple day trips planned (besides the national park) 5 days is a good amount of time to see and do a bunch, the last few days when I was there for longer were great to relax, but we felt that we had done plenty and wished we had booked another town to see. I would suggest doing a canopy tour with Canopy Safari, hitting the national park and beaches, and going out fishing or just on a boat in general.

If you only have 4 or 5 nights, you should DEFINITELY consider taking the local flight from SJO to Quepos and back. The flight is only about 25 minutes, and it will allow you to get the most out of your short trip.

Flights range from about $45 to about $100 each way, per person. Look into Sansa and NatureAir.

Also, you will want to get an early(ish) flight into SJO and a late(ish) flight out of SJO from whatever country you are coming from (especially if you insist on driving).

Personally, I like driving because it's like a 3 hour "excursion" tour of the Costa Rica country side... but depending on how much you want to do, flying into and out of Quepos (Manuel Antonio) may be the best option for you.

The drive from the airport to Manuel Antonio is an easy drive on good highways now and is a good chance to see some of the many different types of scenery that Costa Rica has to offer.There are private vans in Quepos/Manuel Antonio that will drive you day or night to and from the airport to your hotel or wherever you would like to go. There are lots of tours, beaches, fishing and so on in this area so you could be very busy for your 4 or 5 days in this area.

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Re: How many days\nights?

02 January 2015, 06:18

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